(19)
(11) EP 1 708 287 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.02.2007 Bulletin 2007/09

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/40

(21) Application number: 06006174.4

(22) Date of filing: 24.03.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G02B 7/10(2006.01)
 H01L 41/09(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 31.03.2005 JP 2005103065
12.08.2005 JP 2005234518
02.02.2006 JP 2006026247

(71) Applicant: Fujinon Corporation
Saitama-shi, Saitama (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Manabe, Mitsuo, c/o Fujinon Corporation
    Saitama-shi, Saitama (JP)

(74) Representative: Klunker . Schmitt-Nilson . Hirsch 
Winzererstrasse 106
80797 München
80797 München (DE)

   


(54) Driving mechanism


(57) A driving mechanism comprises: (i) an actuator comprising: an electro-mechanical conversion element (12); and a driving member (14) which moves according to the elongation or contraction of the electro-mechanical conversion element; and (ii) a driven member (16) frictionally engaged with the driving member, wherein the actuator allows the driven member to move along the driving member, and the driving member (14) is a graphite composite.







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